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The Hive

The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?

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Developer
Skydome Entertainment
Publisher
Skydome Entertainment
Release
August 25, 2016
9 years and 343 days ago
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Mostly Positive429 reviews72.0%

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About the Game

The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hive mind. Set in a vast, ancient underworld filled with forgotten civilizations, colossal creatures, and untold mysteries, your journey is one of survival, evolution, and uncovering the secrets of a lost world.

As your colony grows, so does your understanding of the ruins scattered across New Eden, revealing a tragic history and a glimpse of what lies beyond. In this hostile yet beautiful landscape, danger and discovery go hand in hand, and every choice could shape the fate of your swarm.

MAIN FEATURES

  • Assume control as the insectoid hive mind and lead your swarm to survive and thrive in a vast, ruined underworld.

  • Build and expand your underground nest to create a thriving colony and powerful forces.

  • Harvest DNA from defeated enemies to unlock new units, abilities, and strategies.

  • Equip your creatures with powerful items scavenged from the remnants of lost civilizations.

  • Battle massive ancient creatures and adapt your strategy to overcome evolving challenges.

  • Experience an epic story that spans the hostile, yet captivating, underworld of New Eden.

  • Explore a beautiful yet dangerous world filled with ancient civilizations, mysterious ruins, and hostile creatures.

  • Discover diverse biomes, from serene blooming springs to fiery volcanic regions, each filled with unique beauty and peril.

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